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454 Southwestern Historical QuarterlyRoY, ADDIE MAY - M.A., August, 1931 [373]History of Telegraph and Texas Register, 1835-1846. iv+149 pp.Illustrations: noneMaps: noneTables: noneContents: Chapter I gives a short history of the Telegraph-places of publication,difficulties of early publishers, brief biographies of Gail Borden, Jr., and Dr.Francis Moore, and policies of the paper. Chapters II through V deal with thereaction of the editor and the public toward the Indian policies of Sam Houstonand Mirabeau B. Lamar, the movement for annexation as traced by the Telegraph,the presidential elections of the Republic of Texas as presented by the Telegraph,and the social development of Texas as reflected in the Telegraph (education,religion, social affairs and amusements, and types of literature).Tr93z/R82. NEws., REP., IND., ANNEX., POL., ED., REL., AMUs.RUCKMAN, CAROLINE SILSBY - M.A., Summer, 1926 [374]The Frontier of Texas During the Civil War. vii- 138 pp.Illustrations: noneMaps: (1) United States exhibiting the military departments and posts, 186o;(2) Johnson's map of Texas, .362; (3) proposed route of the Aransas Railroadand its connections with the eastern roads; (4) Richardson's map of Texas, 1866;Richardson's map of the western portion of Texas, 186o.Tables: United States troop distribution, 1867.Contents: In nine chapters, the thesis deals with the seizure of federal forts andthe federal evacuation of Texas-plans of the Committee of Public Safety, seizureof federal forts, transportation of troops from Texas, imprisonment of federalforces; fortification and policing of the western frontier-frontier legislation,transfer of commission from Ben McCulloch to H. E. McCulloch; Indian tribesin Texas-Comanche, Kiowa, Tonkawa, Athapascan, Apache, Caddo, Muskogee, andAlgonquin; peace negotiations with Indian tribes; Indian depredations in Texas,1861-1863; Texas frontier forces and their transfer into the Confederate Army;Texas frontier, January, 1864-April, 1865-Indian depredations, stampede in JackCounty, removal of Indians at close of war; treaties made by the United Statesgovernment with Indians-compact made by Indian tribes, councils at Fort Smithand mouth of the Little Arkansas River; establishment of peace on the frontier-close of war and disbandment of military forces, frontier legislation, efforts tosecure federal troops for defense, South under military government, final conquestof the Indian.Tg926/R829. FRON., IND., C. W., MIL., LEG., DIP.RYAN, FRANCES DORA - M.A., Summer, 1922 [375]The Election Laws of Texas, 1827-1875. [iv] +82 pp.Illustrations: noneMaps: noneTables: noneContents: Texas election laws are paraphrased and presented chronologically infour chapters. Chapter I deals with election laws of Coahuila and Texas, 1827-1836-recognition of elections by the Constitution of 1827 and elections of 1827, 1829,and 183o. Chapter II discusses election laws of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1845-regulation of elections by the Constitution of 1836 and by statute and practicalworkings of the laws. Chapter III is concerned with election laws of the state ofTexas, 1845-1865-regulation of elections by the Constitution of 1845, by statute,and by the Constitution of 1861. Chapter IV is devoted to election laws of theReconstruction period-regulation of elections by Presidential Reconstruction, byCongressional Reconstruction, and by the Constitution of 1875.Tz922/R953. LEG., POL., MEx., REP., ST., REC.[to be concluded]